Closet-valve.



H. G ARDENIER.

CLOSET VALVE.`

APPLICATION FILED ocT. 4. I9I5.

Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

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CLUSET VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED ocT.4. |915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 4,1915'. Serial No; 54,020

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY GARDENIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Closet-Valves; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description' of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in flushing apparatus for water closets particularly the valves therefor, which are of such a type that when a suitable operating arm is moved in one direction,water is allowed to enter the flushing tank, 'and when the arm is moved in the opposite direction, the inlet port is closed and the outlet port opened to permit thewater from the jtank to be discharged into the bowl.

The object of my invention 'is to .provide a valve of this type from which all of the movable operating parts may be quickly and easily removed at `any tiine.V

I/Vith this general object in view, my invention resides in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed.

. In the accompanying drawing; i

v Figure 1 represents a front elevation of my improved valve;

Fig. 2 is Va top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is -a vertical, transverse section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 l,is a longitudinal section taken on the line`4- 4 of Fig. 2;

Figs. 5 and 6 are lhorizontal sections taken on the lines 5 5 and 6 6 respectively of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal section showl ing the construction of the valve stem with one of the valves in position; and

Fig.- 8 is a detail transverse section taken on the plane of the line 8 8 of Fig. 7.

In the embodiment illustrated, my Vimproved valve comprises a casing 1- which is mounted upon a suitable base 2, saidcasing 1 being open at its ends as shown at 3 which are normally closed by removable caps 4. The casing 1 is here shown as substantially cylindrical in shape` wit h a bore 5 extending throughout its length, said bore verging into an enlarged chamber 6 formed intermediate the ends of the casing.' The chamber 6 extends upwardly to provide a housing 7 in which is mounted asuitable valve operating .means which will be more particularly described. The upper end of the housing 7 is provided with an internally threaded Ynipple 8 into which a pipe 9 leading toa flush tank (notfshown) is threaded, while an additionalv nipple 10` is formed preferably on the front of the face of said housing 7 and is adapted to receive a stuffingbo'X 11 thereon.

The casing 1 is also provided with an inlet port 12 `and an outlet port 13 which are disposed adjacent the open ends 3 thereof between said ends and the chamber 6 and are surrounded by the internally threaded nipples 14 and 15, a lwater inlet pipe being threaded into the nipple 14 while an outlet pipe is similarly connected to thenipple'll The bore 5 of the casing 1 is shown contractedto provide valve seats 16 and 17, one of which is disposed between the. chamber 6 and the inlet port 12 and the other between said chamber 6, andthe outlet port 13. These reduced portions also .serve to separate the chamber 6 from the rest of the cas-` ljatented Mar. 6, 1917.

ing and form` cylindrical guides for a valve 1 stem 18; v

The valve stem is slidably mounted within the casing 1 and is formed .of'a main body portion 19 having threaded sockets 20 in its opposite ends, and valve carrying portions 21 which are here shown as having heads22 integrally connected with reduced Shanks v23, the lfree endsV of which vare threaded for engagement with said'sockets 20. Thev valves preferably used for coaction with the seats 164 and 17 are what are well known as Fuller balls-24 having central apertures through which the Shanks 23 are adapted to extend, the balls being clamped -between the heads 22 and the ends of the bodyfportion 19 of the valve stem when the threaded ends are screwed into the sockets 20. As. shown in Fig. 7, the ends of the bodyportion 19 are concave to receive the rounded end ofthe ball valvel 24,A while the heads of the portions 21 are undercut for the reception of the conical shaped opposite ends 24 .of said valve. From this description it will beseen that these balls are readily removable should they become worn and the valve have ya tendency to leak. In removing the same, it

is simply necessary to remove the cap members 4 and then Screw the Shanks 23 from the main body portion 19 of the stem, the heads 22 being slotted to facilitate such removal.

l preferably provide these caps t with the sockets 25 which act as guides for the ends 22 of the valve stem as disclosed in Figs. and 5. rllhe main body portion 19 of the valve stem is further provided with grooves 26 which act as water passages and are adapted to allow water to pass around the contracted portions of the bore 5 of the casing from the port 12 to the chamber 6, or from the chamber 6 to the port 13. It is evident that when the ball valves 24E coact with their seats, the water cannot pass through the grooves 26 in the stem. lt is also obvious by reference to Figs. 3, -1- and 5 of the drawing, that only one of the valves 24 is active at a time and that because of the peculiar disposition of the Fuller balls, the water when entering the valve casing does not come into forcible contact therewith as in the ordinary type of valves; thus the valves are protected and 1 last considerably longer.

A rock shaft 27 extends through the stuffing box 11 and has its inner'end reduced and is adapted to coact with a bearing formed in the wall of the housing 7 so as to allow said rock shaft to readily rotate. Depending from the end of the shaft within thel housing 7 is a crank 28 whose lower end coacts with a seat 29 formed in the body portion 19 of the valve stem. rlhe free end of the rock shaft 27 has formed thereon or connected thereto in any suitable manner an operating arm 30 which preferably extends equal distances on each side of the shaft. The opposite ends of the arm 30 are apertured as shown at 31 and are adapted to receive a suitable operating cord 32, one portion of said arm receiving a removable nor- V mally stationary weight 33 which may be moved to any desired position on either portion of the operating arm.

By pulling upwardly on the cord attached to the portion of the arm carrying the weight 33, the rock shaft will be rotated and cause the crank 28 to move the valve stem to open the port 12 and which allows water to enter therein, pass through the grooves 26 and into the chamber 6 from which it passes upwardly through the pipe 9 and into the flushing tank. When, however, this operating cord 32 is released, the weight 33 will cause the arm to move in the opposite direction, thus closing the inlet port 12 and opening the outlet port 13 which was closed during the preceding operation. This opening of the outlet port 13 will permit the water contained in the iushing tank to descend through the pipe 9, through the other grooves 26 and out through the port 13 to the closet bowl, thereby flushing the same.

21' The valve will remain in this position until the operating cord is again pulled to allow water to enter the inlet port 12.

As both end portions of the valve are structurally alike, both of the ports 12 and 13 may readily be used as either inlet f or outlet ports. 1n changing the direction of flow of water from the port 12 to the port 13 as illustrated, it is simply necessary to rcverse said ports, permitting the port 13 to become the inlet'and 12 the outlet port, and to change the weight 33 and the cord to the opposite portions of the arm 30. This is an important feature of myl invention and gives the valve a wide range of adaptability.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have produced a valve which will prevent the freezing of water in the flushing tank or in the pipes leading thereto or therefrom, because the tank is automatically emptied whenever the operating cord is released. It is also evident that by providing the inlet ports in the side of the casing and closing the open ends of said casing with removable caps, the valves on the stem 18 are readily removable when it becomes necessary to repair the same without disconnecting the entire casing of the valve from the connecting pipes.

While I have particularly described the elementsV best adapted to perform the functions set forth in my invention, it is obvious that various changes may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim without departing from or sacrificing any of the principles of this invention.

l claim- In a valve of the class described, an open ended casing having a cylindrical bore throughout its length, the diameter of the bore being reduced at two spaced apart points within said casing to form cylindrical guides, the opposite ends of said casing being externally threaded, a housing formed integrally with said casing and rising therefrom between said reduced portions, a water pipe extending from said housing, a valve stem in said bore and slidable in said guides, the intermediate portions of said stem being grooved to permit water to enter said housing, the opposite ends of said stem being cupped and provided'with threaded sockets, ball valves in said cupped ends, a valve seat formed in the outer side of each of said reduced portions for the reception of said ball valves, valve carrying members comprising threaded shanks extending through said valves and engaged with said threaded sockets, and undercut heads whereby the valves are clamped between the same and the ends of said stem, said heads being slotted, internally threaded caps on the threaded ends of said casing, guide sockets formed integrally with said caps to receive said slotted heads, said caps being readily removand stem without dismounting said valve casing, an inlet port formed in the wall of said casing between one of the valve seats and the end thereof, an outlet port formed inthe wall of the casing between the other valve seat and the opposite end thereof, said ports communicating with the bore of Said casing and extending at right angles to the axis thereof, whereby water may readily enter said casing without Ainterference with said valves, a rook shaft rotatable in said housing, a crank depending from said shaft within the housing, said valve stem having a seat to receive the end of said crank, an operating' arrn fixed to the outer end of said rook shaft and extending equal distances on each side thereof, and a normally stationary removable weight carried by one of said arms to normally retain one of said valves in engagement with its seat and hold the other open to permit water to flow into or out of said housing, said weight being movable to the other endof said arm in order to hold the other valve open, and thereby Change the direction of flow of the water.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. e

HENRY GARDENIER. Witnesses:

HENRY PoELsTRA, GARRET DEN BRAVEN.

copies of this patent may be obtained lfm' ve cezits each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

washington, D. c. 

